babyNamedAïnhoa
“village in the Basque Country, place of pilgrimage”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Basque origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,241st
- births in 2023–2025
- 155
- babies born in France
- 1 in 20,000
- +0.7% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2014
Meaning and origin of Aïnhoa
Aïnhoa is thought to mean “village in the Basque Country, place of pilgrimage” and is of Basque origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Aïnhoa in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2014.
- Over recent years, Aïnhoa has been stable (+0.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Aïnhoa every 43 schools, all spellings combined.
Aïnhoa in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
975th girls’ name804 babies in 3 years1 girl in 6,010−1.9% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 153,566
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Aïnhoa and Ainhoa are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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